The CSI4*-W event in Doha kicked off with a home win for Salman Mohammed Al Emadi (QAT) in Thursday's 1.45m Longines Ranking class.
Riding Zorro Z (Zandor Z x Calvin Z), the Qatari rider beat Derin Demirsoy (TUR) on Dadjak Ter Puttenen (Toulon x Vanitas) by one second in phase two of the competition. Third place went to Edwina Tops-Alexander on Veronese TeamJoy (Toulon x Dollar Dela Pierre) while Salmeen Sultan Al Suwaidi (QAT) finished fourth on Cantaro 32 (Corrado x Libero H) and Vladimir Tuganov (RUS) fifth on Qualidam (Quality Touch Z x Quidam de Revel).
Text © World of Showjumping // Picture © Emir Demirsoy